Outram sailor Daniel Meehan looks forward to sailing on the
Lion New Zealand to Lyttelton next week. The yacht will be
in Dunedin during the weekend. Photo by Gregor Richardson.
Sailing on
Lion New Zealand with the team who have
just competed in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race will be a
dream come true for Outram teenager Daniel Meehan.
The 18-year-old will sail up the coast next Tuesday on the
boat which was the late Sir Peter Blake's Whitbread ocean
race yacht.
He will spend the night on board at Akaroa before sailing on
to Lyttelton.
A competitive 29er sailor, the Otago Polytechnic civil
engineering student, who was second in the 29er nationals
last year, hopes to one day sail in the Sydney to Hobart race
himself.
He was hooked on sailing at the age of 7 when his parents
took him to an open day at Waihola, and is out sailing most
weekends with the Ravensbourne Yacht Club.
Otago Yachting Association president Fiona Balch said the
association was sponsoring Mr Meehan to give the "aspiring
young sailor" the chance of a lifetime.
Lion New Zealand arrives in Dunedin on Friday and will
be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to
4pm. Sailing trips will also be open to the public at a cost
of $20.
It will be berthed at the naval shed in the harbour basin.
edith.schofield@odt.co.nz
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